It is that time of year again. VMware has opened up it’s vExpert application form. I could not find a deadline date This year they are doing something different, there are three tracks in which you can submit under. ( Below taken from http://communities.vmware.com/vexpert.jspa ) Evangelist Path The Evangelist Path includes book authors, bloggers, tool …
Tag Archive: Social Networking
Nov
30
Bringing the User back into User Group
As many of you know Matthew Brender, Jim Peluso and myself run the social media activities for the New England VMware User Group (NEVMUG). I have been talking with the President Chris Harney about getting more user involvement in the group. It was brought up that the NEVMUG would love to have end user presentations, not just …
Aug
15
HP Converged Systems #BRC2k11
Blogger Reality Contest Week #2 overview This was the 2nd week on the Blogger Reality Contest and HP delivered a webinar on their HP Converged Systems, the presenters were Kristy Ward & Jeff Kenyon from HP ESSN Alliances Solutions group. The Difference The major difference with HP’s offerings is that it supports multiple hypervisors. I …
Aug
01
Winner winner Chicken Dinner!!
I mentioned Thomas Jones from Niketown588.com was holding a contest in an earlier post of mine. You can read it here. I also mentioned that I had thrown myself into the mix. I can announce that I have been selected in the contest!!There are some great people involved and I can’t wait to read all the …
May
16
Who influences you?
I am a firm believer that 1 person can influence us, thus making our lives for the better. One moment in time if done differently could shift everything for better or worse. I was listening to my adopted brother Thomas Jones’s podcast the other day with guest Scott Lowe who I also consider a great …
May
15
EMC World: Social Connectivity & a Photographer
So EMC World has come to a close. It was a great time, I had plenty of great conversations with so many people. The one thing I must say is that Len Devanna and his Staff Emille Greene and Lauren Buchsbaumwere excellent host(esses)! The EMC Bloggers Lounge staff always does a great job with providing a …
Apr
21
TrainSignal: Not just a company but a member
Finding descent computer training can be tough. I just recently went through some certification training for Microsoft certifications and used Computer Based Training mostly. This was held at New Horizons Computer Center. I was in the “Mentored Learning” program. Now what that means is 98% of your work shall be done on the computer and …
Mar
09
NerdBlurt 1yr Later
So with just little over a year of this blog being up and running, I have to say THANKS!! The last year has been such a crazy kind of good it would take alot more posts to explain it all. I have so many topics I want to touch on and no real starting point. …
Sep
09
VMworld vCommunity Educational Trust Fund
I had the great pleasure while attending VMworld to meet Paul Valentino and Tim Oudin. Paul and I had a great conversation about a program he has been thinking of starting. I fully support and will help in anyway with getting this initiative up and running. You can find the details on Paul’s blog VMworld vCommunity …
Aug
26
TrueTwit not for me
Many people worry about spam and fake followers on Twitter. Some people to combat this will use a site called TrueTwit to validate their new followers. Stop wasting time with SPAMMERS on twitter. We will validate your followers so you don’t have to. Now this sounds like a great sevice; but on a deeper look it’s just …